Communication Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has slammed political figures in the country for scoring political points with the COVID-19 pandemic.
The pandemic has affected over 20000 people and shattered the economy.
Ghana's case count has risen to 22,822 after 854 new cases and 17,564 people have recovered.
The horrifying rate of infections has compelled the Finance Ministry, COCOBOD, BOST and other companies and Ministries to shut down operations after their staff members tested positive and also as a precautionary measure against the disease.
Education Minister, Matthew Opoku Prempeh and Senior Minister Yaw Osafo-Maafo among other government and health officials have contracted the disease.
Hon. Opoku Prempeh has recovered from the disease and sharing his experience in an interview on Peace FM's 'Kokrokoo' on Thursday, July 9, 2020 said "but for God, I would not be alive".
"I thought I was going to die based on the condition when I was admitted, but after I was stabilized, I knew the worst was over...What I went through, it was only by the Grace of God," he further stated.
Despite the dangers associated with the disease, there are some political party members and supporters making political gains out of the situation.
Speaking on ''Kokrokoo'', the Communication Minister warned against the political twist to the pandemic.
She wondered why some people think they can use the COVID-19 issue to advance the political ambitions of their parties and themselves.
"If you feel you're advancing the course of your political party and we all die, who will you rule over in government? Who will you be ruling over, a nation of sick people or dead people or ghosts?...Where will you, yourself, be standing? You might end up being one of the ghosts," she fumed.
Watch her full submissions below:
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
Disclaimer: Opinions expressed here are those of the writers and do not reflect those of Peacefmonline.com. Peacefmonline.com accepts no responsibility legal or otherwise for their accuracy of content. Please report any inappropriate content to us, and we will evaluate it as a matter of priority. |
Look o, she should be advising her president. Akuffo-Addo has failed in managing COVID-19.
Ghana is now a dead trap!!!. Even if you opened the borders of that country no outside visitors will be entering to Ghana, its a dead trap and many visitors and ghanaians outside are scared for visiting. The escalation of the COVID 19 in Ghana is very sacaring and dangerous. Power, politics and the health of Ghanaians. The Akufo-Addos govrnment and the COVID 19 Team prefered power and politics to the health of Ghanaians. On the other side of the story, The COVID 19 Team is not sincere and authentic in thier working and dealings with the spreading of the virus in ghana. Everyday higher figures and most of these figures are multiplications and reproductions. That is why Ghanaians are not beleiving and not having faith in the COVID 19 Team. Hence they are disregarding the rules of the COVID 19 pandemic. Todays COVID 19 figures: new infections 854, 22, 822 in general infected and 17,563 have recovered. There is no logic in these presentations. Even JHS students will not beleive this calculations. That is why Ghanaians are not taking the whole exercise serious. The ongoing discussions at the moment: Who is responsible for the spread of the virus that has hit hit 23, 000. I beleieve the spreading of the virus could have been avoided if the President Nana Akufo -Addo, the COVID Team and the EC Team led by Madam Jean Mensa, had listened to the crying voices of ghanaians to have suspended the compilation of the voters registration. Ghanaians are defying the regulations of COVID 19 to expresse their disdaing to the abuse of power and not taking the health of Ghanaians into consideration. The health of Ghanainas were been sacrificed for power. Its purely lack of leadership and myopic in vision. At the end of the day, the presidnet, Nana Akufo-Addo, Jean Mensan EC chairperson and the COVID Team are responsible to the higher spread of the virus and with 174 fatalities. Ghanaians are living in fear and panic, a government who does not care about their health just interested in their selfish political interest. I believe, some personalities close to the president have misled him and that might cause his exist to the opposition camp, come december 2020 elections.
Madam, am disappointed in you and your government. i was expecting the opposition parties to have been the ones to request the ease of restrictions to start their primaries as part of their preparations to win power. but it appears you spoke about gathering and social distancing but you held primaries right after ease of restrictions and supported for EC to go ahead with registration. that is what caused the spread and i believe more and more people out there have the virus that you anticipate. in fact more people that the confirmed figures. God Help us
If you any counsel for anyone give your former boyfriend. He is the one who has politicized COVID19 by taking stoupid decisions that has made things get out of hands. His ediotic decisions to connive with the EC to insist on new voter registration will even make an already bad situation worse. Use.less bunch of people leading us.